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alignment

[uh-lahyn-muhnt] / əˈlaɪn mənt /


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Yudkowsky is famous for his prolific writing on AI alignment; his 660,000 word fan fiction, “Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality;” and a recent book “If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

But the visit showed a surprising alignment of visions between the U.S. and Chinese presidents, embracing fierce competition that avoids miscalculation and conflict.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Their findings suggest that successful alignment depends on several factors working together, including the storm's internal structure, the direction of surrounding winds, and environmental conditions around the cyclone.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

Anthropic’s head of alignment science, Evan Hubinger, echoed that sentiment, posting on X that he sees a “greater than 10% chance” of AI eliminating humanity within the decade.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

Skeptics argue coincidental alignment and the conventional Hubble-Humason interpretation of the red shift.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Mr. Netanyahu has directed Israel’s diplomacy for 16 of the past 17 years, resulting in many formal and informal alignments with nations that had long been among Israel’s sworn enemies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

"On the contrary, we need a multilateralism that is more deeply rooted in the people and not just in governments, biases or economic lobbying. We need new alignments, new alliances."

From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026

Although such alignments are unlikely at any given moment, Titan's outward migration sometimes creates these resonances.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 27, 2026

Even then, the Department of Building and Safety warned that the spot widenings would lead to irregular street alignments, “thus hindering maintenance, drainage, and traffic flow,” Manville wrote in his analysis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2024

The hands glide to indicate the proper time, the planetary alignments set themselves in order.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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